Create Breakthrough Apple Watch Apps with the New WatchKit Framework With its new Apple Watch and WatchKit framework for developers, Apple is sparking a huge new wearables market. iOS developers who master Apple Watch programming will have the same huge early mover advantage that early iPhone developers enjoyed. " Learning WatchKit Programming " is a complete, hands-on tutorial for all iOS developers who are ready to design and build tomorrow s hottest new wearables apps. Leading iOS development trainer Wei-Meng Lee covers all you need to know about Apple Watch development and the WatchKit API, from app architecture and design to navigation, notification, and glances. Using practical Swift code examples designed for clarity and simplicity, Lee guides you through building new apps from the ground up and linking them to iPhones so they ll do even more. The perfect companion to other iOS developer guides, " Learning WatchKit Programming " helps you extend your iOS skills to a whole new environment, build apps that solve a new set of problems, and reach millions of people who are about to own their first Apple Watch. Coverage includes Quickly getting started with WatchKit and Apple Watch development Discovering how Apple Watch apps are architected and deployed Programming key features such as the Digital Crown, Force Touch, and the Taptic Engine Storyboarding apps and testing them on the Apple Watch simulator Mastering Apple Watch s multiple-screen navigation Building highly efficient interfaces with Apple Watch UI controls Customizing each screen s look and feel, and passing data between them Responding to user interactions via buttons, switches, or sliders Displaying information via labels, images, or tables Communicating between the watch app and its containing iOS app Calling web services from Apple Watch Displaying short- and long-look notifications Customizing notifications to display your message s essence more quickly Implementing Glances to give users a faster way to gather information Localizing your Apple Watch apps "All of this book s sample Swift code will be available for download atinformit.com.
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